Shloka 12

Umā-caritra-prārthanā: Ṛṣayaḥ Sūtaṃ Pṛcchanti

Request for the Account of Umā

Devanagari script

यस्याः स्मरणमात्रेण पुरुषार्थचतुष्टयम् । अनायासेन लभते कस्त्यजेत्तां नरोत्तमः

Transliteration

yasyāḥ smaraṇamātreṇa puruṣārthacatuṣṭayam | anāyāsena labhate kastyajettāṃ narottamaḥ

Translation

Dengan hanya mengingat Dewi Umā, empat tujuan hidup—dharma, artha, kāma, dan mokṣa—diperoleh tanpa susah payah; siapakah insan mulia yang akan meninggalkan Beliau?

Word by Word

• yasyāḥ: of whom/whose (of her)
• yasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• smaraṇa-mātreṇa: by mere remembrance
• smaraṇa-mātreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: smaraṇasya mātram = mere remembrance

• puruṣārtha-catuṣṭayam: the four human goals
• puruṣārtha-catuṣṭayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣārtha (प्रातिपदिक) + catuṣṭaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: puruṣārthānāṃ catuṣṭayam = the four aims of life

• an-āyāsena: effortlessly
• an-āyāsena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anāyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; negated form: without effort

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• kaḥ: who
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; interrogative pronoun

• tyajet: would abandon
• tyajet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tām: her/that (goddess)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• nara-uttamaḥ: the best of men
• nara-uttamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; Karmadhāraya: uttamo naraḥ = best of men

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-saṃhitā teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Soteriological claim: smaraṇa (remembrance) of Devī grants puruṣārthas culminating in mokṣa—framed as grace rather than mere effort.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse teaches that sincere smaraṇa (remembrance) of Devī Umā is itself a complete sādhana: through Her grace, both worldly well-being (dharma, artha, kāma) and the highest liberation (mokṣa) arise naturally, aligning with Śaiva devotion where grace removes bondage.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Śaiva Purāṇic practice, Umā and Śiva are worshipped as inseparable (Śiva-Śakti). Remembering Umā supports Saguna upāsanā—such as Linga worship—because Śakti is the power through which the devotee’s worship bears fruit and culminates in Śiva-realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct takeaway is daily smaraṇa/japa with devotion—mentally remembering Umā along with Śiva (e.g., paired remembrance with “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), ideally alongside simple pūjā such as offering water to the Liṅga and maintaining purity and steadiness of mind.